OSU pitcher being treated for leukemia

OSU freshman, Piketon grad to begin treatment Monday

6:53 PM,
May 1, 2014

Piketon graduate Zach Farmer, a freshman pitcher for Ohio State, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. Farmer will undergo chemotherapy treatments and require a bone marrow transplant.

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Ohio State freshman pitcher and Piketon graduate Zach Farmer, who was off to a solid start with the Buckeyes, now is facing an unexpected challenge that is bigger than baseball.

Farmer went to the team's physician recently, thinking he had the flu or mononucleosis. However, test results revealed Wednesday evening that Farmer has an aggressive form of leukemia and that he needed to start chemotherapy treatments. Farmer also will require a bone marrow transplant.

Ohio State officials confirmed the diagnosis and said Farmer will miss the remainder of the 2014 season. Farmer's treatments ...